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Cutting the CornA young boy stands in a field watching a horse-drawn harvesting machine cutting the corn
Izmir, Turkey - A Camel fightA camel fight at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey. The two beasts of burden lock humps as the crowd watches on!
Izmir, Turkey - Wrestling matchA wrestling match between African and a Turkish professional wrestlers at Izmir (Smyrna), Turkey - posted from the Russian Post office to Lyon from Smyrna by a French tourist
The Bird Shop. A young girl looks up at the piles of filled bird cages in the shop
Christmas time chaosA chaotic but merry scene depicting a family at Christmas. The children, all very energetic and excited, play musical instruments, help decorate the tree and play games
A Brine WaveThe birth of the switch back and water chute idea - A man watches as his wife falls off a cliff into the sea on her deckchair
Christmas in the home of a peace crankA man rather disdainfully labelled as a peace crank watches in dismay as his children play aggressively with a variety of war-inspired toys during World War One
Charlemagne & NorsemenAs if the Saracens aren t problem enough, Charlemagne also has to deal with the Norsemen : he watches with apprehension the approach of their vessels
Lesson - Medieval FrancePATIENCE A medieval lady teaches two young children to read the alphabet, whilst an older girl watches on holding a spool of wound thread
Weighing Medieval ChildA medieval child is weighed by a nurse while its mother watches anxiously
Britain Watches the WarBritain stands & watches while Japan finishes Russia off during the Russo-Japanese war of 1904-1905
Dancers and SpectatorsDancers of the cortege of Aphrodite dance in her honour, while she watches with her son Eros
Child Prays for FatherA little child lies in bed, praying for fathers safe return from the war, while mother watches
Diving for stolen watchesA sketch after a large watch and jewellery robbery in Cornhill. Divers searching for missing pieces after a policeman spotted an inscribed watch in the Thames under Blackfriars Bridge
Mamas EmbroideryMaman works at her tapestry frame : her daughter watches as the picture gradually takes shape
A very Modest SandcastleWhile a boy builds a sandcastle on the beach at Sandown, Isle of Wight, his sister watches somewhat disparagingly
Watching the Harvesting
Girls on a SwingA small boy watches a group of girls playing on a swing
Roman Banquet / WinterA Roman soldier, on guard duty on a cold winters day, watches as festive fare is carried to the banqueting hall
Lighting Candles on TreeA child watches its father lighting the candles on their Christmas tree
Knitting with MotherA little boy watches his mother knitting. Clothing was rationed during World War Two the ability to knit for the whole family and make-do and mend was crucial
Troilus & Cressida / 1800Act I, Scene II Street scene: Cressida watches with Pandarus & Troilus as a procession of soldiers on horseback goes by
Gipsy Kids & PramA boy plays on an old pram, with his rather camera-shy sister beside him. A young woman, probably their mother, watches them from a caravan
Benson Watch Advert 1894An advertisement for J.W. Bensons keyless brooch watches
Boy and Puppy on IceA small boy watches apprehensively as his puppy makes its first venture onto an ice-covered pond
A HOT OVENA boy watches as his mother takes a hot dish from the oven
Dolls House Cleaning 20CA girl cleans her dolls house, a boy paints the roof red, and their dog watches
Review in MadridA Grand review of the army is held before the royal palace in Madrid. Queen Isabela watches from a balcony
Lady Uses Opera GlassA lady at the theatre watches the action through her opera glass
Irish Woman SpinningScene inside a cottage in the west of Ireland, showing an Irish girl spinning while a pipe-smoking older woman watches a pot on the fire
PIG FARMThe hog farmers dog watches while his master feeds the pigs in what looks suspiciously like a battery pig-stye
Girl and Bird on TableA girl watches a bird who has alighted on her table while she reads a picture-book
Cat Watches Caged BirdA cat is fascinated by caged bird, wondering how it might be able to get the cage open
Wizard Oz / Winged MonkeysDorothy watches apprehensively as the Lion is caught and bound by the Winged Monkeys
Battle of Solferino 9With bodies strewing the ground about him, Napoleon III watches his men batter the Austrians
Battle of Solferino 6Vittorio Emanuele watches the progress of the battle, in which his men and the French inflict a decisive defeat on the Austrians
Battle of Solferino 5Napoleon III watches his men defeat the Austrians
Battle of Solferino 12Napoleon III watches his men inflict a crushing defeat on the Austrians, forcing them to cede large tracts of Italy to the nationalists
Boys Fighting 1929Two young comptetitors fight it out while a girl watches, unable to intervene
The Elfin GroveShe watches the elves dancing in the enchanted grove. (Grimm)
Tale / the Goose GirlThe Goose Girl watches as the wind blows Conrads hat away (at her request). (Grimm)
Child with Cat 1922A young child sits on a garden wall and watches a small kitten playing with the falling leaves from the branches above
Relieving a SentryAt the entrance to an infantry barracks, the sentry is relieved. A dog watches with interest
Vikings Raid FranceCharlemagne, King of the Franks, watches in dismay as Viking raiders attack the coast of France
Witch on Rapunzels HairWhen Rapunzel lets down her hair, the witch climbs up while the Prince watches
Cartoon / Russia Vs. JapanThe world (represented by national archetypes such as John Bull, Marianne and Uncle Sam) watches the fight between Russia (as champion of Europe) and Japan (Asias champion)
Rebuilding of OudenardeThe comte de Flandres watches the rebuilding of Oudenarde
Santa Watches QuadrilleTwo young couples dancing a quadrille, watched by Father Christmas